Number 546 - 11th December 2010
This
is the big one... Blackpool 2011. Michael Finney (USA), James
Dimmare (USA), Jupiter (Hungary), Richard Osterlind (USA), Jay Sankey
(Canada), Clive Webb and Danny Adams (UK), Craig Dickson (USA), George
King (UK), Victor Michaels (UK), Dolphin Dancers (UK), Jimmy Tamley
(UK), Rosemary Quaye (UK), Milan (UK), Michel (Argentina), Xavier Tapias
(Spain), Andy Eastwood (UK) and Jan Rouven (Germany), will all be
appearing, with more names to be announced.
Michael Finney (photo) alone is worth the trip, no matter where you're starting
out from! James Dimmare will be presenting a new act - keep an eye on
MagicWeek for updates and visit
www.blackpoolmagic.com to book. 18th, 19th, 20th February 2011. To download the PDF registration
form
Click Here.
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The
Magic State of Mind. Peter Wardell, current Magic Circle Close-up
Magician of the Year, will present his Magic State of Mind talk
at The Session (15th-16th January) in Gloucester. Pete joins an already
strong line-up featuring Darwin Ortiz, Pit Hartling, Denis Behr, Luke Jermay,
Ben Earl, Justin Higham and a surprise guest! With only 20 tickets left
now is the time to reserve your place at The Session.
www.sessionconvention.com.
11.12.10
West
End Magic at the New Players Theatre. The Davenports Demon Magic
Club Presents West End Magic. "A a unique showcase featuring some of the
country's best and finest magical artistes starring: Oliver Tabor, Paul
Henri, Phil Blackmore, Wayne Trice, James Pritchard, Steve Majes, Lee
Hathaway and vocalist Georgia Lee." Sunday 26th February at 7.30pm.
Adults £15, children £12.50
www.newplayerstheatre.com.
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Paul
Zenon counts down to Christmas. As well as appearing daily on the
Countdown Finals this week (Monday to Friday, 3.25pm on Channel 4 - see
TV Magic) Paul is the
Special Guest in the critically acclaimed show 'La Soiree' at the South
Bank Big Top for four performances on the 17th and 18th December, having
been a regular in its previous incarnation (La Clique) since it started
five years ago
www.la-soiree.com. Paul Zenon's Tricky Christmas
"Kick-starting the millennium, streetwise magician Paul Zenon returned
in this hour-long Christmas special with his distinctive 'hit and run'
magic and stylish stings" Watch it again on 4D
Click Here.
11.12.10
Wayne
Dobson: A Life In Magic - Special Offer. One of the stand-out DVD
releases of 2010 - right now orders for the three-disc set placed via
www.waynedobson.co.uk before December 31st will include a free copy
of Wayne Dobson's Special Effects, which features 14 really strong close-up and
stand-up routines.
www.waynedobson.co.uk. 11.12.10
The
Academy of Magic are giving away Paul Gordon's Easy Estimation Ace
routine. You can watch the performance and explanation on
www.academyofmagic.com for free. Also, there are just two spots left
for anyone wanting to take part in the upcoming Open-Mic Lecture on
Thursday 27th January which will be streamed live online. If you have an
effect that you'd like to share then apply now. The most popular
participant, as voted for by the viewing audience, will be given the
opportunity to give a full lecture later in the year.
11.12.10
Stand
& Deliver - from RSVPMagic.com. "Stand & Deliver is a new two-DVD
set that features over 3 hours of magic from the incredible Shaun Mc
Cree. 11 Routines, many multi-phase, are performed and then explained in
intricate detail by Shaun. What makes this extra special is that every
single routine has been used by Shaun in his live shows and performances
for many years. The entire project was shot in High Definition and so
you can expect superb quality on a technical, as well as magical level.
As usual with all RSVPMagic productions, we show you each routine in a
live environment, in this case a corporate party for chemical engineers,
so that you can see just how good these routines really are. As a
special offer for the next few days we're offering a free copy of Menu
of Miracles 3 by James Prince (valued at £24.99 - $40.00) completely
free with every order of Stand & Deliver. This offer runs through
until the release date of 16th December. Please visit the following link
to benefit from this offer and to watch the trailer:
Click Here".
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Luke
Jermay is appearing for three nights only at the Canal Cafe Theatre,
Delamere Terrace, Little Venice, London W2 6ND on December 13th, 15th
and 16th at 7.30pm (doors open at 7pm) in a cabaret style show with
intimate material that will mark his first public performances in the UK for
over 4 years. Tickets are £6 each. Book via
www.canalcafetheatre.co.uk.
11.12.10
Paul
Gordon's Card Capers. This is a final reminder for Paul Gordon's
Card Capers; a full day of card magic on January 16th in Glasgow and
January 23rd in Manchester: "Non-stop performance, chat and lecturing
(teaching) from Paul Gordon in his usual enthusiastic and witty style.
Paul will be featuring many new items including material from his new
2-disc DVD, Blockbusters With Cards." Visit
www.paulgordon.net/cardcapers.html for more information. (Just a few
places remain).
11.12.10
Zane's
Magic Shop Christmas Offer. Zane emails: "I have just added a lot of
brand new tricks and DVDs with videos to my website - also for one week
starting from this Saturday customers who spend £60.00 or more in one
order will receive a Free Trick as a Christmas present from Zane's Magic
Shop, worth over £10.00."
www.zanesmagicshop.com.
11.12.10
Illusionist
Andrew Van Buren and his principle assistant Allyson Ford can be
seen the pantomime Aladdin at the Albert Halls in Bolton, as Genie of
the Lamp and Slave of the Ring from December 3rd. Andrew and Allyson
will also be presenting a number of themed illusions in the production.
Aladdin runs until 8th January and tickets are
available from
www.alberthalls-bolton.co.uk/aladdin. Look out for Andrew Van Buren
in London in early 2011.
11.12.10
Neil
Burger's The Illusionist is being shown again on Friday 17th and Wednesday 22nd December on ITV2.
"Sparks fly when childhood sweethearts
Eisenheim and Sophie are reunited after 15 years. But Sophie is engaged
to volatile royal Crown Prince Leopold and he doesn't take kindly to his
fiancé's feelings. Starring Edward Norton. James Freedman Magic
Consultant. PG, 2006, 4 Star.
11.12.10
Young
Magicians Wanted for lavish French TV production. Jonathan Seban of
Coyote Conseil emails: "We are currently working on a show dedicated to children and their
talents and we are looking for children up to 15 years old. I want to
know if you know some children who have a magic trick that would be
interested to be on our show and perform! Of course, it's better for the
show if it is spectacular. The show is called Qui sera le meilleur ce
soir? Spécial enfants, it is the third edition since the last show
was a big success here and it will be aired prime time live on the
channel TF1, the French main channel and the biggest one in Europe. The
shooting will take place in Paris in February 2011 and the production
company will take care of all the travel expenses for the children and
for one of a parents to come to Paris (train tickets, meals, hotel
room). Feel free to check our company website
www.coyote.fr and the
channel website www.tf1.fr.
The show is a competition with 3 personalities who judge the children.
But they are very kind with them and all the children win gifts. (The
big winner of the show wins a most important gift). You can see some
videos of the last edition on YouTube:
Click Here. Feel free to contact me if you need any further
information, I can be reached over the phone +33 1 40 53 45 30 or on my
email: seban@coyote.fr. There will
be a big casting the 19th January but I think it we'll be difficult for
you to be here in Paris, so I need videos of what you can do exactly on
the stage. I hope you understand everything, sorry for my English."
Additional
video,
Click Here.
11.12.10
Magic
Sam's Christmas Jamboree. Magic Sam is hosting an evening of music
and variety at The Imperial pub, Union Street, Chorleyon at 8pm on
December 20th (free entrance). This is the third time that Magic Sam,
aka The People’s Magician, has hosted the event. Magic Sam's Christmas
Jamboree is for over-18s only.
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Kindle
Wireless Reading Device, Wi-Fi, Graphite, 6" Display with New E Ink
Pearl Technology. Catch up on some magic reading this Christmas,
Click Here. Confessions of a Conjuror by Derren Brown (Kindle
Edition)
Click Here. (It'll be the end of book signings!).
11.12.10
A brand new forum specifically for children's magicians and entertainers has recently launched: "'The KidShow Entertainers Unite' is a free online forum where children's entertainers can meet, debate and collaborate about all things KidShow specific. Jamie Doyle of the USA is endeavoring to meet the needs of Children's Entertainers who have requested a forum dedicated to the working children's entertainer. He hopes you will consider visiting and registering. Forum users will get to rub shoulders with some well-known and respected entertainers including Jolly Roger, Barry Mitchell, Greg Phillips, Potty the Pirate just to name a few." Visit www.kidshowunite.blogspot.com to register today!. 11.12.10
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